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> [You can't be selective about freedom of speech. If you say you believe in freedom of speech you have to acknowledge the people whose views you disagree with, people whose views you may detest, nevertheless have the right to freedom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/you-can-t-be-selective-about-freedom-of-speech-if-you-say-you-believe/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

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## More by George Brandis

> [I'm confident as a supporter of same sex marriage, I'm confident that there'll be a yes vote in that plebiscite, and that the parliament…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/i-m-confident-as-a-supporter-of-same-sex-marriage-i-m-confident-that/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

> [I am because the Chinese have agreed - entered into this agreement in 1997. It sets out the circumstances in which the release of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/i-am-because-the-chinese-have-agreed-entered-into-this-agreement-in/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

> [She is not being preferenced - she's not on our preference card because Pauline Hanson's view of Australia is basically a very - it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/she-is-not-being-preferenced-she-s-not-on-our-preference-card-because/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

> [The Coalition's message of jobs and growth is resonating very, very strongly in North and Central Queensland and one thing they're particularly fearful of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/the-coalition-s-message-of-jobs-and-growth-is-resonating-very-very/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

> [I joined the Young Liberals when I was 16 and it was a good way for me to understand how the Liberal Party worked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/i-joined-the-young-liberals-when-i-was-16-and-it-was-a-good-way-for/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

> [We have a great literary tradition in Australia. I think the book is very much alive and the more people who are encouraged to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/we-have-a-great-literary-tradition-in-australia-i-think-the-book-is/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

> [That was an extremely unhelpful thing for Bill Shorten to say because those of us - and as the Attorney-General I've been closely involved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/that-was-an-extremely-unhelpful-thing-for-bill-shorten-to-say-because/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

> [The modern Australia, the Australia of the 21st Century, Malcolm Turnbull's Australia has nothing to do with the kind of protectionist and xenophobic attitudes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/the-modern-australia-the-australia-of-the-21st-century-malcolm/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

> [If there were to be a Labor-Greens government, that would be the end of the Adani mine, that would be the end of coal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/if-there-were-to-be-a-labor-greens-government-that-would-be-the-end/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

> [This is a very practical discussion about the fact that one of the largest coal companies in the world, Adani, wants to build one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/this-is-a-very-practical-discussion-about-the-fact-that-one-of-the/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

> [This is an issue that the Prime Minister put on the COAG agenda. First of all, it is something that would only apply in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/this-is-an-issue-that-the-prime-minister-put-on-the-coag-agenda-first/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

> [The great works belong to no one nation, no one cultural tradition even. They are universal.I want an Australian vision of arts policy that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/the-great-works-belong-to-no-one-nation-no-one-cultural-tradition/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

> [Abdul Nacer Benbrika's sentence doesn't expire, I'm told, until 2021, but I think it would be invidious for me as the Attorney-General to talk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/abdul-nacer-benbrika-s-sentence-doesn-t-expire-i-m-told-until-2021/)

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> [I've always been a lover of classical music ever since I was an early teenager I suppose. I remember the very first piece of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/i-ve-always-been-a-lover-of-classical-music-ever-since-i-was-an-early/)

[George Brandis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-brandis/)

> [I would say to the people of Queensland, and to all listeners around the country, is that if you want stable government in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-brandis/i-would-say-to-the-people-of-queensland-and-to-all-listeners-around/)

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